Across
- 4. pressure: an area where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of the area surrounding it
- 6. characteristic conditions of the atmosphere over long period of time (at least 30 years)
- 8. breeze: movement of denser (cooler) air over the sea to less dense (warmer) air over the land
- 9. giant, spiraling tropical storms that form in warm water ocean currents near the equator
- 11. nina: a periodic change in the ocean-atmosphere system in the equatorial Pacific; characterized by below average sea – surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean
- 12. Effect: the curving of the path of a moving object due to the rotation of the Earth
- 14. masses: Volume of air measure by its temperature of air and the amount of water vapor
- 15. front: occurs during the process of cyclogenesis (cyclone forming) when a cold front overtakes a warm front
- 17. vapor: water in its gaseous state-instead of liquid or solid (ice). Water vapor is totally invisible. If you see a cloud, fog, or mist, these are all liquid water, not water vapor
- 19. stream: a narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere
- 20. the amount of salt in a solution or substance
Down
- 1. movement of matter that results from differences in density
- 2. the movement of deep, cold and nutrients rich water to the surface
- 3. winds: movement of air involving the entire Earth that is caused by differences in air pressure
- 5. is calculated by considering the mass of an object by its unit volume
- 7. front: a leading edge of a warmer mass of air, replacing (at ground level) a cooler mass of air
- 9. amount of moisture in the air
- 10. front: a boundary between two different air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other
- 11. breeze: movement of denser (cooler) air over the land to less dense (warmer) air over the sea
- 12. front: a leading edge of a cooler mass of air, replacing (at ground level) a warmer mass of air
- 13. energy: energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. It is a form of energy that can travel through space. Our sun is a form of it
- 16. Ninos: a periodic change in the ocean-atmosphere system in the equatorial Pacific; characterized by above average sea – surface temperatures across the Pacific Ocean
- 18. pressure: an area where the atmospheric pressure is greater than that of the surrounding area
- 20. map: a type of weather map that shows fronts and pressure systems
- 21. winds: movement of air over a particular area caused by differences in air pressure